> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.kovaaco.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Sign in to Kova with Discord

> Sign in to Kova using Discord as the sole authentication provider. Learn about required scopes, session behavior, and how the Kova bot attempts to add you to the guild.

Kova uses Discord as its only production sign-in provider, so you need a Discord account to access the member portal. The sign-in flow authorizes Kova to read your identity and email, and may attempt to add you to the Kova Discord server if the bot and guild are configured.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Kova member portal">
    Navigate to the Kova portal in your browser. If you are not signed in, you will see the landing page with a sign-in option.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Sign in with Discord">
    Select the **Sign in with Discord** button to start the OAuth authorization flow.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Approve the Discord consent screen">
    Discord displays a consent screen requesting the `identify`, `email`, and `guilds.join` scopes. Review the permissions and authorize Kova. This screen appears on each fresh authorization.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Land on onboarding or the dashboard">
    If this is your first time signing in, you are redirected to the onboarding wizard. Returning members go straight to the dashboard.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Your signed session is capped at **12 hours**. A non-persistent browser marker prevents session reuse after you close the browser, so you will need to sign in again after fully closing and reopening your browser.
</Note>

<Tip>
  When the Kova Discord bot and guild are configured, Kova attempts to add the consenting member to the Kova Discord server automatically. A join failure does **not** block a valid portal sign-in.
</Tip>

## Troubleshooting

* **Banned members**: If you are banned, you are blocked during sign-in and at authenticated server boundaries.
* **Guild join failures**: If the bot cannot add you to the Discord server, your portal sign-in still succeeds. You can continue using Kova normally.
* **Consent screen repeats**: Because Discord shows the consent screen on each fresh authorization, you will always review the requested scopes before signing in.